Broward County Bar Association 2017 Bench & Bar Convention Friday, October 20 | Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 7:30 AM
Registration
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM
BREAKFAST Client and Business Development Presented by: Dale Carnegie Training 200 The View From the Bench - Do You Measure Up? Presented by Chief Judge Jack Tuter (Moderator), Chief Judge K. Michael Moore (Federal), Chief Judge Elect Spencer D. Levine (4th DCA), & Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips (Administrative Circuit Court)
9:00 AM - 10:25 AM
ETHICS CLE
Session 3 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Seminar 310 Employment Claims in Court: A Judge's Viewpoint Presented by Judge Beth Bloom & Judge John Bowman
Seminar 320 Navigating the Web Presented by Brian M. Karpf, Esq. and Michael Goldstein
Seminar 330 ADR Seminar Mediation: Breaking the Impasse Presented by Meah Tell, Esq., & John Salmon, Esq. Moderated by Aaron J. Horowitz, Esq.
Moderated by Brian L. Lerner, Esq.
TECHNOLOGY CLE
Seminar 500 CRC – An insider’s View on Amending Florida’s Constitution Presented by: CONSTITUTION REVISION COMMISSIONER Belinda Keiser FLORIDA BAR BOARD OF GOVERNORS CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS Gary S. Lesser, Esq. & Leslie J. Lott, Esq.
Seminar 350 Behind the Closed Doors at the 4th DCA Presented by Chief Judge Elect Spencer D. Levine, Judge Dorian K. Damoorgian and Judge Mark W. Klingensmith Moderated by
Session 6 3:10 PM – 5:00 PM
Seminar 610 Your Firm: Is it Secure and Efficient? Technology Seminar Presented by Adriana Linares, Legal Technology Consultant
Chief, Special Prosecutions Section Human Trafficking Coordinator
TECHNOLOGY CLE
Seminar 620 PIP Open Forum Presented by Judge Nina Di Pietro & Judge Daniel J. Kanner
Seminar 630 Hot Topics in the Family Law Division Presented by Judge Fabienne E. Fahnestock, Judge Keathan B. Frink, & Judge Nicholas Lopane Moderated by Rae Chorowski, Esq.
Seminar 640 Immigration Magic: Become a Pro in one Lecture Presented by Connie Kaplan, P.A. & Patricia Cooper, Esq. Moderated by Elizabeth R. Blandon, Esq.
TECHNOLOGY CLE
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cocktail Reception Sponsor
Seminar 370 Using Mandatory Arbitration Clauses to "Privatize" Probate and Trust Litigation Presented by Juan C. Antúnez, Esq.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA TRACK
Primer / Update and Legislative Update Presented by Gerald Greenspoon, Esq. & Nicole “Nikki” Fried, Esq.
ADVANCE CLE
Seminar 540 Forensic Accounting: Investigations, Fraud or Abuse Presented by Sheri Fiske Schultz, CPA/ABV/CFF; David Kaplan CPA/ABV/CFF, JD, CVA - BDO National CoLeader; & George Socha, Esq., BDO Consulting Managing Director
Seminar 650 Advanced Elder Law: Capacity & The Law Presented by Michael G. Brannon, Psy.D., Sandhya Nemade, M.D, Enrique Zamora, Esq., Judge Peter M. Weinstein, & Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren
ADVANCE CLE
MEDICAL MARIJUANA TRACK
Land Use and Zoning Presented by Jamie Alan Cole, Esq. & Alicia Lewis, Esq.
Mock Trial Sponsor
Jury Selection Presented by Robert W. Kelley, Esq.
TRIAL TRACK Mock Trial Moderated by Judge Mindy F. Solomon Robert C.L. Vaughan., Esq., Featuring Walter G. Campbell Jr.,Esq.,
MEDICAL MARIJUANA TRACK Issues affecting different sections of Law
Labor & Employment Adam Kempler, Esq.
Jay Cohen, Esq., Jami Gursky, Esq. Joseph S. Kashi, Esq., Peter K. Spillis, Esq., Diana Santa Maria, Esq., Charles B. Morton, Esq.
Witnesses Omar A. Giraldo, Esq Kimberly L. W ald, Esq.,
Licensing Matthew Ginder, Esq. Technology and Product Liability Robert McKee, Esq.
TECHNOLOGY CLE
COCKTAIL RECEPTION CRC Panel Sponsor
TRIAL TRACK Expert Witness Presented by Joseph J. Slama, Esq.
ADVANCE CLE
LUNCH Keynote Speaker Supreme Court Justice C. Alan Lawson Seminar 510 Seminar 520 Seminar 530 ADR Seminar Optimizing the Employment Seminar The Art of Arbitration Results of your National Labor Investigation Relations Board Presented by Karen Evans, Esq., Presented by Presented by Aaron J. Horowitz, Esq. Don Blair President David Cohen, Regional & Larry R. Leiby, Esq. Claims Investigation Director of the NLRB Agency, Scott R. Schomber, Esq. & Taysha L Carmody, Esq.
ETHICS CLE
Seminar 600 Human Trafficking Epidemic Presented by Craig Bakker, Jumorrow Johnson, & US Attorney Barbara A. Martinez
Seminar 360 Criminal Law Update Presented by H. Scott Fingerhut, Esq.
Michele K. Feinzig, Esq. & Louis Reinstein, Esq.
CME CLE
12:20 PM – 1:50 PM
Session 5 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Seminar 340 The Perils & Pitfalls of Proposals for Settlement Presented by Kelley B. Stewart, Esq., Raymond L. Robin, Esq., & Tobi Perl, Esq. Moderated by Holly D. Krulik, Esq.
Medical Marijuana Track Sponsor
MOCK TRIAL CLE
